The innocent dead and how they are missed

– Here are profiles of the pupils and teachers killed in Friday’s shooting at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. Thirteen others were wounded.

Jared Black, 17: Black had just turned 17 and had scheduled his birthday party for Saturday.

Shana Fisher, 16: Fisher “was shy and sweet,” the teen’s mother said. “She had a lot of love in her heart.” An aunt tweeted: “She should be getting her first car, not a funeral.”

Christian “Riley” Garcia, 15: Garcia enjoyed water skiing and riding jet skiis on a lake where his family went on vacations.

Aaron Kyle McLeod, 15: Widely shared pictures online show a red-haired youth with a gentle smile.

Ann Perkins, 64: A substitute teacher, she was known to many as Grandma Perkins. A friend called her a “beloved teacher, family friend, and woman”. She reportedly looked forward to retiring.

Angelique Ramirez, 15: “Angelique’s smile was contagious and brightened up any room she walked into,” a friend wrote.

Sabika Sheikh, 17: A Pakistani exchange student, she had been due to return to Karachi in the coming weeks in time for Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

Chris Stone, 17: “Being a brother was his best job,” Stone’s sister Mercedez said.

Cynthia Tisdale, 63: Tisdale, a substitute teacher, was leading the art class when she was shot dead.

Kimberly Vaughan: A high school freshman and a longtime Girl Scout was “loved by many”. – AFP